Invested in what He has given

Matthew 25:14-30

The Parable of the Talents begins by stating that "the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability, and immediately he went on a long journey". A talent was an amount of money.

We read that the servant who had been issued five talents traded with those and made another five; he who had been issued two gained two more and he who had been issued one hid what he had been given, investing nothing into what he had received. We read that the Lord was pleased with the two who had increased what was given them but he who handed back what was given was "wicked and lazy"- the talent given him was taken away and added to he who had ten.

"For to every one who has, more will be given; and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have; even what he has will be taken away. And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth". Is the Lord teaching us that if we don't double our money we shall be cast into outer darkness? The servants who HAD the given talents made more talents: the servants that HAVE a revelation of Jesus Christ INVEST themselves (all their heart, soul and strength) in the revelation, and as they put action to that faith, more is given and eventually they will HAVE in abundance. Those who do not HAVE will not INVEST themselves in what the Lord has revealed to them; they assign inaccurate attributes to God (notice the two profitable servants had nothing bad to say about their Lord); even what they HAD will be taken away. I am impressed this means that at some point God had made Himself real to this sort of person. Instead of acting on the revelation of Jesus Christ, they turn from it, ultimately to their destruction.